"geit" meaning in Dutch

See geit in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɣɛi̯t/ Audio: Nl-geit.ogg Forms: geiten [plural], geitje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɛi̯t Etymology: From Middle Dutch geit, from Old Dutch *geit, from Proto-West Germanic *gait, from Proto-Germanic *gaits, from a substrate language. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|geit}} Middle Dutch geit, {{inh|nl|odt|*geit}} Old Dutch *geit, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*gait}} Proto-West Germanic *gait, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*gaits}} Proto-Germanic *gaits, {{der|nl|qfa-sub}} substrate Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-en|+}} geit f (plural geiten, diminutive geitje n)
  1. goat, any member of the genus Capra Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-geit-nl-noun-cE9jwrmg Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 23 35 31 11
  2. goat (Capra aegagrus) or the domesticated goat (Capra aegagrus hircus) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-geit-nl-noun-o2IEaXNP Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Goats Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 23 35 31 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 22 35 24 6 3 3 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 36 29 3 2 2 4 Disambiguation of Goats: 36 49 5 10
  3. any female of the genus Capra or of the above (sub)species Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-geit-nl-noun-c2rAaJ2E Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 23 35 31 11
  4. (informal, mildly derogatory) a silly or foolish person, particularly said of girls or adolescent women Tags: derogatory, feminine, informal, mildly
    Sense id: en-geit-nl-noun-a3YGLWQ2 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 23 35 31 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: berggeit, geiten, geitenbaard, geitenbok, geitenbreier, geitenherder, geitenhoorn, geitenkaas, geitenkeutel, geitenmelk, geitenmelker, geitenneuker, geitenpad, hemelgeit, klipgeit, melkgeit, sneeuwgeit, tikgeit, typgeit, vooruit met de geit

Inflected forms

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